The pancreatic renin-angiotensin system: Does it play a role in endocrine oncology?

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-42

  Lam, King Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Islets of Langerhans; Pancreatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; RENIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RESEARCH; CELL ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; GASTRINOMA; GENOMIC IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR CELL; ANIMAL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOMA, ISLET CELL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 0035240199     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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